Jun 17, 2021
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I know there's debate on the theory that the prefrontal cortex finishes developing at 23-25yo. But I gotta say at that age my brain did a LOT of changing, one of my favourite changes being Learning To Shut The Fuck Up. It did me wonders as a person truly. Having passionate opinions and being outspoken is all good and well, but you know what's better? Picking up a book and gathering more data instead of screaming into the void with millions of others. Being loud isn't the same as being right or even being accurate. And I'm SO blessed for having learned those lessons when I did. Thanks science you really did me a solid with that one!
Because I did not code switch at work people got upset and stated I was attacking them. I made a blanket fucking statement about a system of injustice and THEY TOOK IT PERSONAL! Centering whiteness is why the system is fucked. Not everything is about you!!!
Decenter yourself, humans.
don’t mistake dialect fluency for intelligence
People who grew up speaking a language other than English, or a dialect of English other than standard white academic English, are just as smart as people who are fluent in academic prose.